Brewu Surname

544,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Brewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Brewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
United States201:18,122,947588,089
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Brewu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Brewu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Brewu occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Brewu? popularity and diffusion

Brewu is the 544,093rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,372,743 people. The surname Brewu is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Brewu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Besides Ghana Brewu is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Brewu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Brewu are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Brewu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.3% less than the national average, earning $30,938 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brewus9157/
Brewut916/
Brewuz914/
Brewout831/
Brewaux831/
Brebu80982/
Browu808/
Brewoo73353/
Brevus73125/
Brebou7312/
Broweu731/
Brebeu730/
Brevaux6729/
Brevaut6726/
Brevaus671/
Wrehweu671/
Brevault6261/
Brevaust621/
Bravu6049/
Vrevu604/
Vreavu5569/
Bryvus5531/
Brivou552/
Bribou551/
Brujbu551/
Bravau551/
Bravui551/
Bribau550/
Brivaud5014/
Braybuy503/
Brévaux502/
Brévaut501/
Brivaus501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brewu
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